gavel

  1. Noun.  (historical) Rent.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) Usury; interest on money.
  3. Noun.  A wooden mallet, used by a judge in a courtroom, or a chairman of a committee, struck against a sounding block to quiet the rabble down.
  4. Noun.  (figuratively) The legal system as a whole.
  5. Verb.  To use a gavel.

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